Health-related quality of life and its determinants among patients with diabetes mellitus: a multicentre cross-sectional study in Northwest Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study assessed the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and its determinants in patients with diabetes.

Design and setting

An institutional-based multicentre prospective cross-sectional study design was conducted in diabetes follow-up clinics of selected hospitals in Northwest Ethiopia from April to July 2022.

Participants

All eligible adult patients with diabetes at the selected facilities.

Main outcome measures

HRQoL was measured using EuroQol 5-dimensions 5-levels (EQ-5D-5L) and the EuroQol-Visual Analogue Scales (EQ-VAS) instruments. A lower EQ-5D-5L utility mean score for each dimension and/or an overall lower utility score of EQ-5D-5L and EQ-VAS scores are intended to show poor HRQoL. Linear regression analysis was used to identify the a

SUBMITTER: Sendekie AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9884918 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature